Category: Law enforcement corruption & abuse

May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 “Whatever he’s going to do will not be beneficial to the powers that be” Malcolm X Day May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 Police who were surveilling talk about their cooperation with the FBI in keeping an eye on Malcolm X. “Whatever he’s going to do will not be beneficial to the powers that be.” “We don’t have an American problem. We have a human problem.” Brasscheck TV needs your help Brasscheck TV relies on viewer contributions to keep going Donate...

“Flagrant prosecutorial misconduct” Lying prosecutors Two years in prison – and a federal judge just threw the Bundy family case out. Why? U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro cited “flagrant prosecutorial misconduct” She added: “Either the government lied or [it’s actions were] so grossly negligent as to be tantamount to lying.” What did the prosecutors lie about? They failed to disclose evidence they had to the defense. What evidence? This the news has trouble reporting: Federal agents set up snipers around the Bundy ranch and where prepared to kill demonstrators in cold blood. Brasscheck TV needs your help Brasscheck TV...

They’re making a list… …and checking it twice. We’ve recently told you about civil forfeiture. Incredibly, it gets worse. Police have gotten greedy. They actually have wish lists of items – referred to as “little goodies” – they want. Items that belong to you. This hideous practice extends to your car – and your home. There is incentive for them to take what’s yours. The American public should not be playing Santa Claus to the cops whose salaries we already pay! Brasscheck TV needs your help Brasscheck TV relies on viewer contributions to keep going Donate...

Police militarization explained $5.4 billion of military equipment for cops Why are police in the US becoming increasingly militarized? Armored personnel carriers, 50 caliber machine guns, M16s and more. There are over 50,000 SWAT raids conducted in the US per year. 79% of these are to serve search warrants. What percent of the time do these heavily armed cops find anything at all illegal during these raids? Just one out of three times. Here’s what’s going on: Repressive techniques invented overseas are often brought home, used against the poor, “improved” and then re-exported to dictators around the world. Brasscheck...

An FBI/Chicago Police Production First degree murder: Plain and simple Fred Hampton was well spoken, he was out spoken, and he was a real community leader. And he was young. Just 21. He had a life of social and political action in front of him. Then, with intelligence provided by the FBI, Chicago Police raided his apartment in the early morning, shooting directly at the bed he was known to sleep in. They missed his eight and a half month pregnant girlfriend – and him. Then they cleared the room and finished him off with two close range shots...